São Paulo subway facial recognition system slammed over user data security and privacy
A new surveillance system is deemed “inefficient and dangerous” as it fails to protect the personal information of 4 million […]
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TikTok Will Never Hand Over Data to Chinese Govt, Says CEO
TikTok has claimed that the Chinese government has never requested for user data, nor would the company turn it over […]
More than half of organisations subject to GDPR collect more data than the regulation permits
A Data Risk and Security report released by the security software company Netwrix has revealed that companies are failing to […]
TikTok and 53 other iOS apps still snoop your sensitive clipboard data
Passwords, bitcoin addresses, and anything else in clipboards are free for the taking. The privacy invasion is the result of […]
Demographic report on protests shows how much info our phones give away
Data analytics company Mobilewalla released a report detailing the race, age and gender breakdowns of individuals who participated in protests […]
Hackers are hiding virtual credit card skimmers in image file metadata
Hackers put Magecart JavaScript code into the EXIF metadata of image files, which is then loaded and executed by compromised […]
Chrome extensions with 33 million downloads slurped sensitive user data
Browser extensions downloaded almost 33 million times from Google’s Chrome Web Store covertly downloaded highly sensitive user information The extensions, […]
UK launches new fake ad alert system to target online fraud
Fraudulent online advertising is being targeted via a new reporting system created by UK authorities. The UK Scam Ad Alert, […]
iPhone spyware lets police log suspects’ passcodes when cracking doesn’t work
A tool, previously unknown to the public, doesn’t have to crack the code that people use to unlock their phones. […]
Dating Apps Exposed 845 GB of Explicit Photos, Chats, and More
The researchers found 845 gigabytes and close to 2.5 million records, likely representing data from hundreds of thousands of users. […]
Zoom to exclude free calls from end-to-end encryption to allow FBI cooperation
Zoom, the popular video conferencing platform, has announced it will provide end-to-end encryption after facing a litany of privacy and […]
Critical Vulnerability Could Have Allowed Hackers to Disrupt Traffic Lights
A critical vulnerability affecting traffic light controllers made by SWARCO could have been exploited by hackers to disrupt a city’s […]